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New Hawaii County Food Legislation is available for review.

Testimony will be heard on the Nov. 3rd PWIRC Council meeting at 1pm.

Can’t attend?
Email Testimony, before Noon on April 21st, to the Council at large: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us

Call or E-mail Your Council Member: 961-8225

Hawaii County Local-Food-Resolution-265-Draft-01-2008-2010.pdf

Related:

State Food Legislation

• HB 1226 – GMO preemption bill resources.
• A Bill for an Act – H.B. 1271 – did not pass
• Conference Committee Report regarding H.B. 1271, H.D. 3, S.D. 2 (Development of local food and energy businesses – Barrel Tax.)

County Funded Agricultural Plan

• Kohala Ag Plan Draft (Important – Nov. 4th in Pahoa is the last day on the schedule to give input on the draft)

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Big Mahalos to Vicki Dunaway for the information.
http://www.smalldairy.com — for small dairies

Included in Vicki’s email is a note from Nancy Redfeather

Aloha mai kakou,
Here is a notice from Kareen about the first reading of the “Home Rule” Legislation.  It is called Resolution #265-09 and will come before the Council (Food and Energy Sustainability Committee – Chair Brenda Ford, Vice-Chair Pete Hoffmann) this coming Tuesday November 3 at 1pm in Hilo with tele-conferencing in Waimea and Kona.  If you cannot attend please send in testimony to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us and refer to Resolution #265-09.

I am on Oahu that day for the Children’s Nutrition Summit but will surely send in testimony.  It should be interesting.

Aloha and Mahalo,
Nancy Redfeather
322-2801

The public will have a final opportunity in late October and November to provide input into the 2009 County of Hawaii Agricultural Development Plan, being prepared for the Department of Research and Development by Agricon Hawaii LLC and The Kohala Center.

The Kohala Center is conducting islandwide listening sessions prior to finalizing the plan, which is intended to guide the revitalization of agriculture as a basis for the island’s economic development by focusing on measures designed to increase the production of food for local consumption and support the growth of export products.

The preliminary draft of the plan will be available for review by Oct. 10 at kohalacenter.org/agplan.html.

Download and read the Initial Draft of the Kohala Agrculture Plan

After the fall round of public sessions, The Kohala Center will incorporate public input and present the final draft to the county Department of Research and Development in early December.

In addition to attending a listening session, the public can provide suggestions and comments to Guy Kaulukukui, director of The Kohala Center’s Food Self-Reliance Program, at agplan@kohalacenter.org or 887-6411.

The sessions are 6-8 p.m. at the following dates and locations:

* Tuesday, Oct. 20, Kohala High School Cafeteria

* Wednesday, Oct. 21, Kona Outdoor Circle

* Thursday, Oct. 22, Waimea Community Center

* Tuesday, Oct. 27, Pahala Community Center

* Wednesday, Oct. 28, Aupuni Conference Room, Hilo

* Thursday, Oct. 29, Paauilo School Cafeteria

* Wednesday, Nov. 4, Pahoa Community Center